United States of America (USA)

Postsecondary Education
Required documents Required Format Mode of Submission Notes
1. Final award (e.g. Associate, Bachelor, Master, Ph.D) Scanned colour copy

Submitted by you (the applicant) with the application.

Please ensure that every page is in colour and that the entire page scanned.

 

Document size can be reduced if necessary, but do ensure that everything is clear and legible and that no information is cut off.

 

Scan the back of the document as well, even if it is blank.
2. Academic records (transcript/statements of marks) Scanned colour copy

3. Official academic records (transcript/statements of marks)

 

Note: If your institution partners with Parchment to deliver official academic records, please select the University of Toronto-School of Continuing Studies in the drop-down list of recipients. 

Official academic records  

 

or  

 

Verified/Attested copy of your academic records (stamped and signed, and dated by an appropriate official of the educational institution you attended)

Sent directly to CES office by the institution you attended, in an institution-sealed envelope. 

  

or 

 

You can forward the original institution-sealed envelope to our office if the institution has released the official transcript to you. 

 

or 

 

If your institution offers official electronic transcripts, we invite you to select this option to minimize any delays. Please contact your academic institution or the secure transcript delivery provider that partners with your institution to request that they send your academic documents to us directly to ces.transcripts@utoronto.ca. The electronic transcript must be sent via an institutional email address belonging to the appropriate office/department/unit that is in charge of academic document issuance or verification.

Documents inside the envelope must bear original stamps and signatures.

 

Plain photocopies are not acceptable for this requirement.

  

The envelope must be sealed by the institution with a stamp and signature over the flap.

 

Documents only need to be sent either by mail or by email, not by both. If the documents are sent by email, the sending institution/authority must include a statement in the email that the documents have been attested or verified by the issuing institution/authority
 

 

Secondary Education (Optional)
Required documents Required Format Mode of Submission Notes
1. Final award (High School Diploma) Scanned colour copy

Submitted by you (the applicant) with the application.

Please ensure that every page is in colour and that the entire page scanned.

 

Document size can be reduced if necessary, but do ensure that everything is clear and legible and that no information is cut off.

 

Scan the back of the document as well, even if it is blank.
2. Academic records (transcript/statements of marks) Scanned colour copy

3. Official academic records (transcript/statements of marks)

 

 

Note: If your institution partners with Parchment to deliver official academic records, please select the University of Toronto-School of Continuing Studies in the drop-down list of recipients. 

Official academic records  

 

or  

 

Verified/Attested copy of your academic records (stamped and signed, and dated by an appropriate official of the educational institution you attended)

Sent directly to the CES office by the institution you attended, in an institution-sealed envelope. 

 

or 

 

You can forward the original institution-sealed envelope to our office if the institution has released the official transcript to you.

 

or 

 

If your institution offers official electronic transcripts, we invite you to select this option to minimize any delays. Please contact your academic institution or the secure transcript delivery provider that partners with your institution to request that they send your academic documents to us directly to ces.transcripts@utoronto.ca. The electronic transcript must be sent via an institutional email address belonging to the appropriate office/department/unit that is in charge of academic document issuance or verification.

Documents inside the envelope must bear original stamps and signatures.

 

Plain photocopies are not acceptable for this requirement.

  

The envelope must be sealed by the institution with a stamp and signature over the flap.

 

Documents only need to be sent either by mail or by email, not by both. If the documents are sent by email, the sending institution/authority must include a statement in the email that the documents have been attested or verified by the issuing institution/authority

 

Notes

As of July 24, 2020, CES only recognizes full accreditation during time of study granted by one of the following accrediters, due to the recent legislative changes related to the higher education accreditation reforms introduced by the U.S. Department of Education. 

Higher Learning Commission

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

New England Commission of Higher Education

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

WASC Senior College and University Commission

Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

Notes

  • Submitting an incomplete application and/or documentation will delay the assessment process. 
  • Complete documentation must be provided for the program(s) of post-secondary study you wish to have assessed and verified. In most cases, CES will assess the credential selected without requiring documents for credentials you have previously earned. We do, however, reserve the right to request documents related to credentials earned prior to a higher award if we feel they support the assessment. 
  • Providing the required documents does not guarantee that the credential in question will be recognized by CES.
  • CES reserves the right to contact the issuing authority at any time during the assessment process to obtain information about the program completed and/or verify the documents, irrespective of the method by which they are received. 
  • All documents submitted become the property of CES and will not be returned or released to you. 
  • Contact Us if you require clarification of our requirements. 
  • If your institution offers official electronic transcripts, we invite you to select this option to minimize any delays. Please contact your academic institution to request that they send your academic documents to us directly to ces.transcripts@utoronto.ca. The electronic transcript must be sent via an institutional email address belonging to the appropriate office/department/unit that is in charge of academic document issuance or verification.
  • Please only request the official institutional documents (e.g. official academic record, official transcript, verified transcript, etc) after your online application is submitted and all fees are paid. 
  • Official institutional documents received prior to the submission of an online application will not be processed until all fees are paid and an online application is received by our office. This will incur delays in your application processing. 
  • CES uses your full name and your CES Student Number to match your official institutional documents to your submitted online application. Without the CES Student Number, any variation of your name may cause your official institutional documents not to be matched to your application. 
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